Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?
Paola Bernardini: I visited the Italian Embassy in Brazil and had the opportunity to shoot something there. I didn’t know for how long that opportunity would last for so I had to act quickly. I was craving to tell a story there, I was motivated by the challenge of making something on the spot, without a crew, just Wayland Bell and I, brainstorming ideas, shooting, acting, and editing together. Wayland is an incredible filmmaker and the only person I could think of that would to be crazy enough to do this with me.
We were optimistic that we could pull off making a short film that looks and feels as if a full production team was involved by ourselves.
2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?
We worked on…
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